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| Buchan Words and Ways | Fenton, Alexander | 52,521 | 3 | 0.06 | |
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... or 4 bushels, whether for seed or for sale. Jist lookin aroon, I saa a lot o fairlies. Slung over one of the couples was ... ... in his bed, lookin up at e stars, till the neebours cam aroon and helpit tae pit the reef back on, wechtin't doon as ... ... mak some mess. A clood o saft ess wid rise an coat aathing aroon, nae forgettin e mantelpiece, and e fire micht even be ... |
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| Minnie | Blackhall, Sheena | 32,033 | 14 | 0.44 | |
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... mou an dichtit his baccy-broon fuskers, an said that doon aroon Angus fin he'd bin cottared there, the fermfowk caad it ... ... tilt. Isie wis enjoyin hersel, she aye did fin loons war aroon. Minnie hid telt her ma an Meg Ramsay aboot the bruises ... ... hung afore her like a wee grey cloud. The great green firs aroon her stood like watchers, sayin naethin ava bit their ain ... ... weel, is that aa,' quo Meg. 'It happens tae aa lassies aroon your age. I'll poor a sup hett watter inno the basin, an ... ... tin pot. There wis naethin byordnar in this, in ilkie ferm aroon the pairish cottar an ferm bairns wad be daein the same. ... |
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| The Quarry | Blackhall, Sheena | 23,932 | 15 | 0.63 | |
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... A bridle path frae the Balbutt primary skweel stravaiged aroon bi the auld kirk-yaird o St. Fittach’s throw the Fittach ... ... wis meeved bi the wirds o the poem; sae raxxed his airm aroon her. She beeriet hersel in his breist an pu’d him tae her. ... ... yet haudin back, seein foo the quine grat sae sair. Aroon midnicht, she broke her ain rules, sat up, shook herself ... ... her queat. She wis sittin on a cheer upo the table, skirt aroon her waist, nae pants tae her name, stridie-leggit an barin ... ... the Government, tae limit the wye fowks freely stravaiged aroon the kintra. Ye’d near tae seek permeesion noo tae veesit ... |
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| A Sair Fecht | Smith, Alex | 23,505 | 2 | 0.09 | |
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... neest day the fleer wid be laid (sunday). Tam hid a look aroon, seen athing wis ere an started tae work awa. Ere wis een ... ... sayin. "You ken i'm fer bored, ere's naething much tae dee aroon here." As Jonsar Eck made his wye hame he thocht, fit wye ... |
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| A Fer Chauve | Smith, Alex | 23,344 | 1 | 0.04 | |
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... wis in aboot tae Jonsar Eck's yard he often hid a look aroon. This time he spotted a puckle strainer posts. Noo the ... |
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| Guts | Barron, Charles | 22,515 | 3 | 0.13 | |
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... the last thing ye got to. CHRISSIE But you would rummle aroon’ in’t, stracht awa’, to get at your tangerine. You were ... ... DOD Phew! (He reveals the parcel in his hand.) This rin-aroon’s jist drivin’ me daft. But I’ve got it a’ sorted noo. ... ... I’m aye happy. As lang’s I’ve got the smell o’ fish aroon’ me. (She sings, with or without accompaniment, as ... |
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| Refuge [Content label: serious] | Paisley, Janet | 22,040 | 1 | 0.05 | |
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... believe we dinnae ken whaur she is? He's jist gaunnae turn aroon an say 'eh, sorry fur troublin yeese, shame she's no in, ... |
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| Fooshion | Barron, Charles | 17,826 | 1 | 0.06 | |
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... the Spitfires were chasin' him. Onywye, they drapped a' aroon here. It was the middle o' the mornin', wasn't it, Bessie? ... |
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| Halesome Farin' | Waddell, Mr John | 15,793 | 2 | 0.13 | |
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... Ye'll find that there's an unco lot o fellow-countrymen aroon, tho maist o Scots gae up, no doon. Watch oot for English ... ... Thae weird-like beasts wi yaird-lang shanks? Jist swim aroon an they'll no heed ye, But play them richt - ye'll find ... |
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| Serendipity and ither poems in Scots and English | Blackhall, Sheena | 12,339 | 1 | 0.08 | |
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... hames war biggit roon the closs. The gutsy toun claims aa aroon, the green belt’s noo a street Far barley wyved abune the ... |
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| BBC Voices Recording: Hawick | N/A | Audio | 11,536 | 1 | 0.09 |
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... [inaudible] F1054: Ian you must hear more words aroon the school aboot things like that, what do you hear young ... |
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| Conversation 32 : Female from Borders and three males from Central Belt [Content label: serious] | N/A | Audio | 9,761 | 1 | 0.10 |
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... an I gones, "Well, in the Borders aw the midgies sit aroon water", //[laugh]// M942: //And I had to explain ... |
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| The Heavenly Cow of Thebes [Content label: serious] | Blackhall, Sheena | 9,752 | 1 | 0.10 | |
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... aff drookit leaves. Haar haps oor kennin o the fowk aroon. Relationships, like roads ye wauk on bye Nae seein the ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Report on Inquiry intil the role o educational and cultural policy (Scots) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 9,216 | 4 | 0.43 | |
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... owerairchin language policy for Scotland maun be reddit aroon three principles: • beildin an revitalisin Scotland’s ... ... afore the publication o this report. Opinions centered aroon whit folk jaloused wis the extent that the objectives an ... ... in the education system, has seen a fair dramatic turn-aroon in its fortunes in recent years. In chronological order, ... ... an community centres an siller for teachers’ salaries. Aroon 500 learners is enrolled in thir clesses. 103. The ... |
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| Preparing to Meet the Minotaur | Blackhall, Sheena | 8,944 | 3 | 0.34 | |
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... a rabbit's burrow. He lowps in frae the rain An thumps aroon ma cranium. I ca him 'Bugs Migraine'. The Question "Do you ... ... string the shinin wird, my love, sae weel as ye. An tho aroon the steerin room like fireflauchts fowk did flit Inbye my ... ... velveteen (Rich russet coloured ilkie coat, wi ruffs o fur aroon the throat) Arrived ae gloamintide tae dine, their liquid ... |
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| The Win an the Rain | Blackhall, Sheena | 8,793 | 1 | 0.11 | |
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... says Jack. The Xmas tree stauns green an swack Bairns birl aroon the skatin rink Electric angels sway an blink Ower Union ... |
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| The Fanatic (extract 2) | Robertson, James | 8,234 | 1 | 0.12 | |
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... in their privates and when they cried oot, they’d turn aroon and there’d be nae man there, they could niver prove he’d ... |
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| The Boddamers' Monkey | Blackhall, Sheena | 8,148 | 8 | 0.98 | |
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... fur sole attention. There's a clattervengeance o soun aroon the quad, A squallach o scurries argyin ower a pie. Ma ... ... derk foun An ay the yoam o fir an pine it fullt the muirs aroon Gean blossoms faa, saft breezes blaa far linns lowp ower ... ... thoosan weety birk trees greet. Forget me nots lie tashed aroon, as Spring creeps oot on cripple feet. Beech branches in ... ... As sae, this day will haud the fore fin ithers dwine aroon. Larick an rowan saftly showd, the clouds flit ghaistly ... ... oot tae teem the orra pail Back o the dyke, far dreams aroon her tummle. Cheenged fae a thing o grace, tae an iron ban, ... |
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| Winnlestrae [Content label: serious] | Blackhall, Sheena | 7,366 | 3 | 0.41 | |
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... the road hapt wi heather an peat! The clouds crood aroon me. The lift's gaun tae drap Ma hairl's a wud greyhound ... ... wi Sorra its sib. A lammie sherp thorn busses circle aroon A wirm etten dall in a clay corpse's goon The Low Road ... ... the glen. The barley's ripe, Ye watch, an ye are blythe. Aroon ye on the knowe, Yer friens resume their lives, Claik, noo ... |
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| The Lan o Tea an Tigers: Poems fae the Muckle Furth | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,393 | 1 | 0.16 | |
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... lick it up like forkit lizards' tongues. The watter sweels aroon like crème de menthe. Last nicht a taed cam here, ... |
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